IAA Anaplastology / Epithetics Congress in Paris, France
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Daril Atkins
Oct 5, 2009, 2:26:08 PM10/5/09
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Dear Colleagues,
There is an invitation to all of you to take part in the upcoming
Congress on Anaplastology in Paris this November. This conference
seems to have raised the bar by the range that is presented in the
lectures and workshops.
I recall the joint AAA / IASPE Congress in Linz in 1998, when our
conference truly was represented from all over the globe. The
conference in Paris will be a great opportunity for all to exchange
and share on a developing profession. A profession that promises to
keep on developing for a long time to come.
Please go to 'FILES' to find the invitation. Early registration is
advisable.
Daril Atkins
Certified Clinical Anaplastologist
There is an invitation to all of you to take part in the upcoming
Congress on Anaplastology in Paris this November. This conference
seems to have raised the bar by the range that is presented in the
lectures and workshops.
I recall the joint AAA / IASPE Congress in Linz in 1998, when our
conference truly was represented from all over the globe. The
conference in Paris will be a great opportunity for all to exchange
and share on a developing profession. A profession that promises to
keep on developing for a long time to come.
Please go to 'FILES' to find the invitation. Early registration is
advisable.
Daril Atkins
Certified Clinical Anaplastologist
JUAN GARCIA
Oct 6, 2009, 12:33:43 AM10/6/09
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Daril,
I would like to personally spread the word that the Board for Certification in Clinical Anaplastology (BCCA) has now published the eligibility criteria for any interested colleagues wishing to pursue certification in clinical anaplastology. I encourage everyone to review the Candidate Handbook (found under the Candidate Handbook section http://bcca-cca.org/candidate.html) and the Eligibility Application (found under the Application and Exam section http://bcca-cca.org/application.html) at the newly redesigned BCCA website.
The BCCA will be holding a certification exam in Paris for individuals who received their certification through credentials alone and those who met the new eligibility criteria. Unfortunately, the registration deadline for this has now passed (Oct. 1); however, everyone should be aware that BCCA certification is now available to all candidates (including international applicants) that meet the program requirements as detailed in the Candidate Handbook.
Given that this is a relatively new certification program, and it may have inadvertently been designed from a North American perspective, I encourage reviews and comments from our international stakeholders (especially with regards to the eligibility criteria). You can e-mail the BCCA at: in...@bcca-cca.org
Our goal is to make "Certified Clinical Anaplastologist, CCA" a truly useful international credential for professionals primarily providing custom facial, ocular and/or non-weight bearing somatic prostheses as well as other related services.
Sincerely,
Juan
Juan R. Garcia, MA
Certified Clinical Anaplastologist
Medical Illustrator
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
1830 E. Monument Street, Suite 7000
Baltimore, Maryland 21205
410 955-8215 Phone; 410 955-1085 Fax
>>> Daril Atkins <darila...@gmail.com> 10/5/2009 2:26 PM >>>
I would like to personally spread the word that the Board for Certification in Clinical Anaplastology (BCCA) has now published the eligibility criteria for any interested colleagues wishing to pursue certification in clinical anaplastology. I encourage everyone to review the Candidate Handbook (found under the Candidate Handbook section http://bcca-cca.org/candidate.html) and the Eligibility Application (found under the Application and Exam section http://bcca-cca.org/application.html) at the newly redesigned BCCA website.
The BCCA will be holding a certification exam in Paris for individuals who received their certification through credentials alone and those who met the new eligibility criteria. Unfortunately, the registration deadline for this has now passed (Oct. 1); however, everyone should be aware that BCCA certification is now available to all candidates (including international applicants) that meet the program requirements as detailed in the Candidate Handbook.
Given that this is a relatively new certification program, and it may have inadvertently been designed from a North American perspective, I encourage reviews and comments from our international stakeholders (especially with regards to the eligibility criteria). You can e-mail the BCCA at: in...@bcca-cca.org
Our goal is to make "Certified Clinical Anaplastologist, CCA" a truly useful international credential for professionals primarily providing custom facial, ocular and/or non-weight bearing somatic prostheses as well as other related services.
Sincerely,
Juan
Juan R. Garcia, MA
Certified Clinical Anaplastologist
Medical Illustrator
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
1830 E. Monument Street, Suite 7000
Baltimore, Maryland 21205
410 955-8215 Phone; 410 955-1085 Fax
>>> Daril Atkins <darila...@gmail.com> 10/5/2009 2:26 PM >>>
Daril Atkins
Oct 6, 2009, 1:09:22 PM10/6/09
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Juan
Thank you for posting the BCCA notice for the benefit of all the
members of the Google Anaplastology Group and discussion forum. I am
sure that many in this group may be keen to sit for the exam in Paris,
if they can make it.
Does this apply to those of us who received our certification through
credentials alone and took the test at Atlanta in 2008 and passed?
Surely not! It is heartening to know that the BCCA is aware that the
stated criteria may not easily apply to everyone outside North
America. You can expect some feedback from me. There is also the issue
of language, which may become a barrier for many from the orient.
There are other issues too, such as countries where osseointegrated
implants are not used for retention, or countries where incidence of
head and neck cancers are very low, are detected very early, and where
radical resections of tumors are not done. Practitioners in those
countries would have little or no exposure to such retention
techniques, or for that matter to facial or maxillofacial work.
Perhaps as Airline pilots have licenses which specifies (FFA) what /
when pilots may or may not fly, the certification may become more
specific rather than general. If the BCCA exams are held at every
annual conference, then candidates may get a chance to upgrade their
certification. This could be assisted by conducting on an exclusive
day,(after/before the conference) relevant courses,(such as the one
at Washington DC) which may be followed by a year in which the
candidate can accumulate experience to show as evidence of competency.
The language barrier could possibly be overcome by a special clause to
allow the use of an interpreter or an audio device can have the whole
exam dictated in different languages.
Daril Atkins
> I would like to personally spread the word that the Board for Certification in Clinical Anaplastology (BCCA) has now published the eligibility criteria for any interested colleagues wishing to pursue certification in clinical anaplastology. I encourage everyone to review the Candidate Handbook (found under the Candidate Handbook sectionhttp://bcca-cca.org/candidate.html) and the Eligibility Application (found under the Application and Exam sectionhttp://bcca-cca.org/application.html) at the newly redesigned BCCA website.
Thank you for posting the BCCA notice for the benefit of all the
members of the Google Anaplastology Group and discussion forum. I am
sure that many in this group may be keen to sit for the exam in Paris,
if they can make it.
Does this apply to those of us who received our certification through
credentials alone and took the test at Atlanta in 2008 and passed?
Surely not! It is heartening to know that the BCCA is aware that the
stated criteria may not easily apply to everyone outside North
America. You can expect some feedback from me. There is also the issue
of language, which may become a barrier for many from the orient.
There are other issues too, such as countries where osseointegrated
implants are not used for retention, or countries where incidence of
head and neck cancers are very low, are detected very early, and where
radical resections of tumors are not done. Practitioners in those
countries would have little or no exposure to such retention
techniques, or for that matter to facial or maxillofacial work.
Perhaps as Airline pilots have licenses which specifies (FFA) what /
when pilots may or may not fly, the certification may become more
specific rather than general. If the BCCA exams are held at every
annual conference, then candidates may get a chance to upgrade their
certification. This could be assisted by conducting on an exclusive
day,(after/before the conference) relevant courses,(such as the one
at Washington DC) which may be followed by a year in which the
candidate can accumulate experience to show as evidence of competency.
The language barrier could possibly be overcome by a special clause to
allow the use of an interpreter or an audio device can have the whole
exam dictated in different languages.
Daril Atkins
> I would like to personally spread the word that the Board for Certification in Clinical Anaplastology (BCCA) has now published the eligibility criteria for any interested colleagues wishing to pursue certification in clinical anaplastology. I encourage everyone to review the Candidate Handbook (found under the Candidate Handbook sectionhttp://bcca-cca.org/candidate.html) and the Eligibility Application (found under the Application and Exam sectionhttp://bcca-cca.org/application.html) at the newly redesigned BCCA website.
>
> The BCCA will be holding a certification exam in Paris for individuals who received their certification through credentials alone and those who met the new eligibility criteria. Unfortunately, the registration deadline for this has now passed (Oct. 1); however, everyone should be aware that BCCA certification is now available to all candidates (including international applicants) that meet the program requirements as detailed in the Candidate Handbook.
>
> Given that this is a relatively new certification program, and it may have inadvertently been designed from a North American perspective, I encourage reviews and comments from our international stakeholders (especially with regards to the eligibility criteria). You can e-mail the BCCA at: i...@bcca-cca.org
> The BCCA will be holding a certification exam in Paris for individuals who received their certification through credentials alone and those who met the new eligibility criteria. Unfortunately, the registration deadline for this has now passed (Oct. 1); however, everyone should be aware that BCCA certification is now available to all candidates (including international applicants) that meet the program requirements as detailed in the Candidate Handbook.
>
>
> Our goal is to make "Certified Clinical Anaplastologist, CCA" a truly useful international credential for professionals primarily providing custom facial, ocular and/or non-weight bearing somatic prostheses as well as other related services.
>
> Sincerely,
> Juan
>
> Juan R. Garcia, MA
> Certified Clinical Anaplastologist
> Medical Illustrator
> Assistant Professor
> Johns Hopkins University
> Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
> 1830 E. Monument Street, Suite 7000
> Baltimore, Maryland 21205
> 410 955-8215 Phone; 410 955-1085 Fax
>
> >>> Daril Atkins <darilatkin...@gmail.com> 10/5/2009 2:26 PM >>>
> Our goal is to make "Certified Clinical Anaplastologist, CCA" a truly useful international credential for professionals primarily providing custom facial, ocular and/or non-weight bearing somatic prostheses as well as other related services.
>
> Sincerely,
> Juan
>
> Juan R. Garcia, MA
> Certified Clinical Anaplastologist
> Medical Illustrator
> Assistant Professor
> Johns Hopkins University
> Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
> 1830 E. Monument Street, Suite 7000
> Baltimore, Maryland 21205
> 410 955-8215 Phone; 410 955-1085 Fax
>
Daril Atkins
Oct 23, 2009, 1:32:30 PM10/23/09
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You have a point Daril. The eligibility criteria could inadvertently
deny access to those who have received hands on training or perhaps
learnt the trade on their own by trial and error. Moreover demographic
factors such as language could be a real barrier for those from the
orient.(and please don't bring up the myth that knowing English is
synonymous with being knowledgeable). Considering the fact that the
Association of Anaplastologist is now 'International' and that
swelling the membership is a good idea, it seems that the eligibility
criteria needs a lot more thought and survey.
Tandigon
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deny access to those who have received hands on training or perhaps
learnt the trade on their own by trial and error. Moreover demographic
factors such as language could be a real barrier for those from the
orient.(and please don't bring up the myth that knowing English is
synonymous with being knowledgeable). Considering the fact that the
Association of Anaplastologist is now 'International' and that
swelling the membership is a good idea, it seems that the eligibility
criteria needs a lot more thought and survey.
Tandigon
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